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Musical instrument
A frame drum is a drum that has a drumhead width greater than its shallow depth. It is one of the most ancient musical instruments. It has a single drumhead that is usually made of rawhide, but man-made materials may also be used. Some frame drums have mechanical tuning, while on many others the drumhead is tacked in place. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Frame drumA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Investigation into the influence of vibratory roller dynamic characteristics on interaction features of Frame-Drum-Soil system elementsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: When the drummers were womenThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Frame Drum in the Middle East: Women, Musical Instruments and PowerCited 27 times
- Go sideways: Hand drumA closely related topic
- Go sideways: TambourineA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An early form of drum with a drumhead width greater than its depth.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Frame Drum in the Middle East: Women, Musical Instruments and Power
Metamaterials in musical acoustics: A modified frame drum
‘This Drum I Play’: Women and Square Frame Drums in Portugal and Spain
The Tale of Jeffrey and Drum: Playing With the Frame in a New Key
Lateral resistance performance and failure mode of bottom single-span frame of Chinese wooden drum-dowers
Comparative analytical study of suction drum foundation penetration characteristics of guide frame platforms with real measurements
Metamaterials in musical acoustics: A modified frame drum
The Bodhrán: Experimentation, Innovation, and the Traditional Irish Frame Drum by Colin F. Harte
🆕 Influential since 2022
Investigation into the influence of vibratory roller dynamic characteristics on interaction features of Frame-Drum-Soil system elements
Study on the design calculation method and construction control method of suction drum foundation for guided frame platform
PLAYING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FRAME DRUM «BUBON» IN THE LEFT-BANK UKRAINE: DESCRIPTION AND METHOD OF GEOMETRIC TRANSCRIPTION
📚 Books worth reading
When the drummers were womenLayne Redmond · 1997- 📕Frame drums in the medieval Iberian PeninsulaMolina, Mauricio musician · 2010
- 📕O ti le la la e ravannDiana Heise · 2016
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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